Coin separating and packaging machine.



No. 793,413 PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

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COIN SEPARATING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 190a. RENEWED NOV. 29, 1904.

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No. 793,413. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. W. W. 'BROGA.

COIN SEPARATING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1903. RENEWED NOV.29,1904.

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No. 793,413. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. W. W. BROGA.

COIN SEPARATING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 190a. RENEWED NOV. 29, 1904.

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No. 793,413. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. W. W. BROGA.

COIN SEPARATINC AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1908. RENEWED NOV. 29, 1904.

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No. 793,413. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

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COIN SEPARATING AND PACKAGING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1903.RENEWED NOV. 29. 1904.

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No. 793,413. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. W. W. BROGA.

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COIN SEPARATING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1903. RENEWED NOV. 29, 1904.

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No. 793,413. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905.

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' COIN SEPARATING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1903. RENEWED NOV. 29, 1904.

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No. 793,413. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. W. W. BROGA.

COIN SEPARATING AND PACKAGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 190a. RENEWED NOV. 29, 1904.

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UNITED STATES latented June 27, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM I/V. BROGA, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,413, dated June 27,1905.

Application filed November 7, 1903- Renewed November 29, 1904. SerialNo. 234,761.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM W. BROGA, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in CoinSeparating and Packaging Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to coin separating, counting, and wrappingmachines, the object of the invention being to produce a machine of thischaracter into the hopper of which a lot of mixed coins can be placedwhich by the operation of the machine will'be automaticallyseparatedinto their different denominations, counted, and packaged, eachdenomina- In the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 isan elevation showing one side of the machine/the separating anddistributing devices being omitted on the general views. Fig. 2 is alike view of the other side. Fig. 3 is a front elevation. Fig. at is arear elevation. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation, the upper part of themachine being shown in section, the plane of which is substantially online 5 5, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the upperportion of one of the packaging mechanisms. Fig. 7 is a side elevationof certain parts of a packaging mechanism shown in one position anddisassociated from other parts of the machine. Fig. 8 is a view of thesame parts shown in Fig. 7, but in a different position. Fig. 9 is asectional elevation of" the coin separating and distributing mechanism.Fig. 10 is a rear elevation Fig. 11 is a plan view of the parts shown inFig. 9, the hopper and certain parts being removed and a portion of thecasing being shown in section. Fig. 12 is a sectional plan view of thecasing of the distributer on line 12 12, Fig. 9.

Fig. 13 is a plan View of a circular coin-carrier forming part of thedistributing device. Figs. 14 and 15 are respectively an edge and sideelevation of a device located in one of the coin-conduits extending fromthe distributing device to one of the packaging and wrapping mechanisms.

The packaging and wrapping mechanisms associated with one commonseparator and distributor are all alike, differing only in their 5dimensions in such manner as to adapt them to package and wrap eitherdimes, nickels, or half-dollar pieces, as required, and the inven tionin this application is directed, primarily,

to such packaging and wrapping devices, and 7 the coin separator anddistributer described herein will be claimed only in combination withthe packaging and wrapping mechanisms, no claims being made specificallythereto, nor is this invention necessarily limited by the associationtherewith of this particular separating and distributing mechanism, asany other having similar functions may be substituted without materialchange in the construction and operation of the packaging and wrappingdevices.

Separating and distributing (latices. In the various figures of thedrawings the frame is indicated by 2, and properly supported therein isa driving-shaft a, and by means of 5 a suitable pulley thereon, overwhich the belt I) runs, constant rotary movements are imparted to avertical shaft a, forming part of the coin-separating devices,(illustrated in Figs. 9 to 13,) on the upper end of which shaft is ashort cylinder d, having a coneshaped upper end. This cylinder isinclosed in a casing 0, within which the cylindrical portion of thecylinder (Z fits closely; but that portion of the casing which partiallyoverlaps the cone-shaped end of the cylinder is separated therefromsuiiiciently to permit a coin falling on the apex of the saidcylindrical end to slide down under the overlap ping part of the casing,and in this position I00 and secured thereto.

it will be carried around to the inclined chute f, down which it mayslide and in which chute there is a reciprocally-sliding plate g. (Shownin Figs. 9, 10, and 11.) As the coin drops into this inclined chute thereciprocal movement of the plate g pushes it over into the curvedconduit 71., (shown only in Figs. 9 and 10,) which has its lower endfixed in the top plate of the cylindrical casing i, which incloses thecoin distributing devices, said conduit h entering said casing one sideof the center thereof. Abovethis contracted portion of the casing e,where it partially overlaps the end of the cylinder d,-the casing widensout to form a hopper into which the mixed coins which are to beseparated and packaged are placed. To prevent clogging, a bridge 0 ispreferably located a short distance above the apex of the cylinder cl.Means for actuating the sliding plate g consist of a crank-shaft 7',which is rotated by the belt 7t,

extending thereto from the shaft 0, the plate g being connected by apitman m with said crank-shaft. is another crank-shaft 11 which receivesmotion from the shaft 7' by means of the gears 0 19, (shown in Fig. 11,)the purpose of the shaft n being described farther on. Within thecylinder i (which is the casing for the' distributing apparatus) is athick metal wheel g, having radial slots 9 extending verticallytherethrough from the periphery nearly to the center, which slots aredeep enough to receive a coin of the largest denomination to which themachine is adapted, said wheel being thicker vertically than thediameter of said coin. This wheel is secured to the lower end of avertical shaft 8, near the upper end of which is the ratchet-wheel t,and the function of the crank-shaft a above referred to is to operatethe pawl-lever at, having the spring- -pawl 'w on its outer end engagingwith the ratchet t, to the end that simultaneously with the operation ofthe sliding plate g, whereby a' coin is forced into the conduit it, oneof the radial slots in the wheel gof the distributing device will belocated under the end of the conduit it, the coin passing through saidconduit and into one of the said radial slots, and as the plate g drawsback the slotted Wheel gis again rotated to present another slot belowthe mouth of the conduit. The inner surface of the bottom of thecylindrical casing i is highest at the center, as shown in Fig. 9, tothe end that the coins standing on their edges in the radial slots 0will roll down and bear against the inner surface of the side of saidcasing t. The bottom of the latter is shown in Fig. 12, and it consistsof a center piece 90, which constitutes the raised portion of the bottomabove referred to, and at one side of this piece is a bridge y,extending to the inner wall of the casing It will be observed that thebottom piece as is cam-shaped, with that portion thereof having thegreater radius lo- Alongside of the crank-shaft j cated next to thebridge-piece y, whereby a circular opening .2 is formed who's'e'width issuch as to permit the smallest of the coins to be handled by the machineto drop therethrough when by the rotation of the wheel g the coinarrives over said opening, it being noted that the position of the wheelg is such that one of the radial slots 1 therein which is next toreceive a coin will be located directly over the bridge y. The opening 2is next widened by the reduction of the diameter of the center piece 00,as at 3, and thus step by step the diameter of this piece is reduced andthe opening thusstep by step enlarged, there being as many steps in saidcenter piece as there are coins of different diameters. Thus thesmallest coin will drop through the opening .eimmediately after it hasbeen moved by the rotation of the wheel g off of the supporting-bridge 1This coin, we will assume, is a dime; The next following may be aquarter-of-a-dollar piece, in which case it would be carried around bythe movement of the wheel g until it arrives at that point in theopening 2 wide enough to permit it to drop through. Located centrallyunder each portion of the opening 2 Where the latter successively widensis a tube 4:, suited to the diameter of the coin which it is to receive.These tubes widen out at their upper ends, as shown in the drawings, andeach extends to a packaging and wrapping mechanism, said tubespreferably being provided at some convenient part thereof with anopening 5, whereby a view may be had of the coin passing therethrough,and in the edge of the tube near said opening is a door, (shown in itsopen position in dotted lines in Fig. 9 and indicated by 6,) which givesaccess to the interior of the tube for the purpose of removing a cointherefrom, if desired. Thus the coins, promiscuously mixed, as they are,in the hopper, are one by one, irrespective of their denomination,pushed by the regular movement of the plate g into the conduit, whichlocates them on their edges in the radial slots of the rotating wheel gof the distributing mechanism, and by the operation of the latter thecoins of each denomination are distributed to the particular packagingand wrapping mechanism adapted thereto.

Packaging and wrapping mechrmt'sm. At the upper end of the general framepart of the machine there is secured a casting 7 (shown in perspectivein Fig. 6 most clearly and on the general views of the machine,) whichconstitutes a sort of a head, on which is carried the mechanism whichreceives the coins and arranges them in proper order to constitute aroll ready to be wrapped and, furthermore, carries the devices whichdetermine the number of pieces in each roll. The

mechanismabout to be described consists of devices for receiving thecoins delivered through one of the tubes 4: of the distributingmechanism and arranging the coins in asuitable holder into a rollcontaining a given number of coins, which later is passed on to thewrapping mechanism and inelosed in paper. This wrapping mechanism willbe described farther on. r

The devices for assembling the coin consist, essentially, of means tofeed them through a slot 8 in the casting or head 7 as they arrive fromthe distributing mechanism between two wings 9, (adapted to swing intoward each other and having inturned lower edges,) which wingsconstitute a trough-shaped receptacle which may be opened longitudinallyto permit the roll of coins therein when completed as to numbers to bedropped onto the strip of paper in which they are to be subsequentlyinclosed. The wings are closed by the spring 9. Located in thistrough-shaped receptacle 'are two movable heads 10 and 12, movableaxially therein, the inner surface of the head 10 being substantiallyparallel with the outer wall of the slot 8, and this head has a movementfrom this position toward the head 12 to a degree-about equal to thethickness of one coin.

On the face of the head 10 are two slightlyraised vertical ribs 10,(shown only in Fig. 5,) whereby the coin next to said head may be heldslightly away from the surface of the latter, as shown in said figure.This is merely a precautionary measure, as the coin is less liable tostick to the head when thus equipped with the ribs in the event of thecoin being soiled or gummed and it is less liable to strike the edge ofthe head as it issues from the slot above. The head 12 is pressed towardthe head 10 by a spring 13. Each of these heads is mounted on a rodextending through the walls of the casting 7, these rods beingindicated, respectively, by 14 and 15. Above these and in the same planeare two endwisesliding rods 16 and 17. Between the outer ends of therods 16 and 14 a connecting-rod 18 extends, pivoted at 19 on the casting7, the upper end of which is connected to a crank 20, (shown in Figs. 1,3, and 6,) secured on the end of a shaft carrying on its other end thegear 21, which is rotated by means of a connection extending to theshaft 22, said connection being in the form of the gear-shaft 23. Thisdriving connection provides for all of the positive movements of themechanism mounted onthe casting 7. The rotation of the gear 21 thereforeprovides for reciprocating movements of the rods 14 and 16 in oppositedirections, thus alternately moving the end of the rod 16 in such manneras to push a coin over into the slot 8 from the position thereof at oneside of said slot, (shown in Fig. 5,) and when the rod 16 retires thehead 10 will be pushed in to move the coin which has fallen in front ofit toward the head 12, the latter yielding by the compression of thespring 13 and being held positively in the position in which it is movedby the action of the head 10 by a pawl 24, engaging with ratchet-teethon the upper side of the rod 15, which acts as a stop to the returnmovement of the rod. At the proper time in a manner to be described whenthe roll of coin has been passed on to the Wrapping mechanism the pawl24 is released and the head 12 is moved back to the proximity of thehead 10 ready to receive between them the first of another roll of coin.

The coin which emerges from the end of the tube 4 drops into a slotlocated vertically in a sliding block set on its edge on the top of thecasting 7, the slot being formed by blocking apart the two side plates26 and 27, which together constitute said block. This block is movablesidewise by the rod 16, the position of the block being such that whenabout to receive a coin the slot therein will be out of registrationwith the slot 8, to the end that the coin may drop on the border of thelatter slot. The rod 16 has lost motion in the side plate 26 of theblock equal to about the thickness of a coin, to the end that if no coinbe present in the slot in the block the endwise movement of the rod 16may take place without imparting movement to the block. There fore if nocoin is present in the block not only will the rod 16 fail to move theblock over the slot, but no coin having been delivered between the endof the roll 25 and the head 10 on the rod 14 the latter will back awayfrom the end of said roll and resume on the return movements itsoriginal position, imparting no movement end Wise to the roll, theinterposition of acoin between the end of a roll and the head 10 beingnecessary to effect this movement.

Located between the two sets of rods above referred toviz., 17 and 15and 16 and 14 is a sliding bar 29, having ratchet-teeth along its uppersurface, which bar or plate is moved with the rod 17 by means of a pawl30 on the plate 27. As the bar 29 is moved it raises the weight 31, andat the proper time a projection on the cam-wheel 32 trips the pawl 30andallows the plate 29 to be retracted by the weight 31. The action ofthe cam-wheel 32 will be described farther on.

When the bar 29 reaches its extreme limit of movement, it comes incontact with the u pper end of the curved arm 33, forcing the lower endthereof inward, said arm being pivoted at 34. When the lower end of thisarm 33 is thus actuated, it comes in contact with a sliding bar or rod35, whose inner end is a horizontally-disposed wedge which is pushed inbetween two friction-rolls36, hung on studs on the lower border of thewings 9, these rolls being shown in Fig. 1 and one is indicated in Fig.6. The entrance of this wedge separates the wings 9 and permits the rollof coin to pass out and drop onto the strip of paper 38.

Referring to Fig. 5, it will be seen that there is a short arm 40between the pawl24 and the curved arm 33,connected to the latter at apoint above its fulcrum, to the end that when the sliding bar 29 movesthe arm 33 to separate the wings 9 the pawl 24 will be lifted out ofengagement with the ratchet-teeth on the upper side of the rod 15, andthus permit the spring 13 to move the head 12 up to the head 10. It willbe remembered that the cam-wheel 32 efiects the release of the slidingbar 29 after the latter has reached the limit of its movement. This iseffected by the cam-dog 41, which at the proper time strikes the arm 42(pivotally supported on the casting 7 and engaging a pin on the pawl 30)to lift the latter out of the ratchet-teeth on the bar 29. The saidcam-wheel 32 is rotated intermittently by means of the ratchet-wheel 43,secured on the shaft with the cam-wheel, a pawl 44 in the outer end ofthe rod 17 engaging said ratchet. Thus every movement of the rod 16(whenever a coin falls between the adjacent ends of that rod and the rod17) will rotate the ratchetwheel 43 to the extent of one tooth thereof,and the number of teeth in this wheel determines the number of coinswhich may drop into the space between the wings 9 before the latter willbe opened and allow them to pass on to the wrapping mechanism, plus acertain number of extra teeth, whereby the parts may continue theirmovement during the shifting of a roll of coin to the wrappingmechanism. It is therefore immaterial whether the feed of the coins isregularly consecutive or intermittent, for when the number of coinsrepresenting a certain number of teeth on the ratchetwheel have beendropped into the trough formed by the wings 9 the wedge-bar 35 will beoperated as described to separate these wings and permit the roll todrop, and when this operation has been performed the dog 41 on thecam-Wheel 32 will have effected the dis engagement of the pawl 30 withthe bar 29, to the end that the return of said bar to its normalposition by the weight 31 and the return of the head 12 to its normalposition by the spring 13 will take place simultaneously. Meanwhile thecam-wheel continues its rotation in the manner to be described,- wherebyall the parts may resume their proper functions at the beginning of theformation of a new roll of coins; but first it is evident that the feedof coins out of the conduit or tube 4 must be suspended while the roll25 is passing out from between the wings 9, and the cut-off for thispurpose is applied to the tube 4 and is operated by the cam-wheel 32.This cut-off is indicated by the numeral 45 and consists of an L-shapedsheet-metal member supported on the sliding rod 46, having a roller onthe outer end thereof, which lies in the path of a dog 47 and whichoperates to push the rod 46 toward the conduit 4 just prior to thecontact of the dog 41'with the pawl-releasingdevices above referred to.WV hen sufficient time has elapsed to permit of the opening and'closingof the wings 9, athird dog 48 on the cam-wheel engages the end of therod 46 and draws back the cut-off slide 45, permitting the machine toresume its function. A suitable spring 45 is applied to the rod 46 tocause it to snap in either direction when it is moved by'the cam-wheel.It is evident that no movement whatever would be imparted to thecam-wheel 32 when the feeding of the coins is cut off unless somethingbe in terposed between the ends of the rods 16 and 17 to take the placeof the coin, and therefore an elbow-lever 49 is mounted on the conduit4, with one arm of which the upper end of the cut-off slide 45 isconnected by a rod 50, and

to the other arm of said lever by another rod 51 connection is made witha curved arm 52, pivoted at 53 in the plate 26 on the sliding block,between the separated sides of which the coin is received as it dropsfrom the conduit 4. When the cut-off plate 45 therefore is moved towardthe conduit, the free end of the curved arm 52 is thrown up between theends of the rods 16 and 17, said arm having the same thickness as one ofthe coins. Hence the cam-wheel will continue to be rotated as if at eachmovement thereof a coin were interposed between the plates 26 and 27 ofsaid block, and it is to permit this operation of the machine withoutcoins that a sufficient number of extra teeth are provided in theratchet-wheel, whereby the continued operation of the machine may beassured during such time as the completed roll of coin is being shiftedto the wrapping mechanism. One of the sides of the tube 4, at the lowerend thereof, (indicated by 4,) is hinged at 4" and may swing outward, asshown in dotted lines. This is to prevent the breaking of the tube if acoin should ever be caught half-way entered in the sliding block intowhich it drops, as described. This coin might be caught by the slide 45.Should this happen, this side of the tube will give way and permit theunobstructed actuation of the rod 16. A suitable spring is applied tothis side portion to hold it normally against the tube 4.

The paper 38 is carried in a roll located at the back part of themachine, as shown in Figs. land 2, the rolls and 61 representingprinting and inking rolls whereby the character of the contents of theroll of coin to be wrapped may be printed at suitable intervals on thestrip of paper as it unwinds. The paper from the roll passes between twoother rolls on the shafts 62 and 63. (Also shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6, and7.) From the axis of the shaft 63 arms 64 depend, between which is hunga gear 65, (see Fig. 4,) which meshes with the gear 66 on the shaft 63and the gear 66 with another gear 67 on the shaft 62. .On the shaft 63is a downhanging arm, which by means to be described may be swung backand forth to effect the engagement and disengagement of the gear withanother gear 68 on the shaft 22, the latter being a constantly-rotatingshaft, through a gear connection with the driving-shaft a by means ofthe gears 69 and 70. On the shaft 62 there are two cams 71 and 7 2. Onthe cam 71 a cam-arm 73 bears, and on the cam 72 the cam 7 1 bears. Thecam-arm 73 carries a knife 76, which at the proper time falls and cutsoff a piece of the strip of the paper 38 long'enough to wrap a roll ofcoin. A gumming device 77 (also shown only in dotted lines) is carriedon the cam 7 4, said gumming device being arranged to apply gum acrossthe end and a portion of two sides of the paper. Both of the arms 73 and74 extend forwardly close to the upper surface of the paper and arepivoted to the frame at 78. The particular construction of these gumming devices forms no part of this invention. They consist of narrowtroughs having a slit along the bottom edge thereof, in which a piece ofabsorbent material is placed, which is kept moistened by the gum in thetroughs. Any other form of gumming devices which will perform theirfunctions may be substituted therefor, if desired.

The cutting off of the paper is timed to take place just after the fallof the roll of coin onto the strip 38, whose free end, as shown in Fig.1, which projects somewhat beyond the front of the frame, being slack,is by the fall of the roll drawn inward and by suitable mechanism now tobe described has its free end folded backward over the top of the rollof coin, as shown in Fig. 8. It is when the roll arrives at the positionshown in this lastnamed figure that the paper is cut. .At this timeoccurs the operation of the devices shown in Figs. 7 and 8, which is asfollows: First, it should be stated, however, that the roll of coinfalls between two rollers 80 and 81, having flanged ends, which rollersare rotatable in opposite directions and actuated by the gears 68 on theroller 80, which is secured to the shaft 22, the roller 81 havingsecured to its shaft the gear 82, both of these gears being in mesh withthe gear 7 O, which meshes with the gear 69 on the driving-shaft at.These rollers are in continuous rotation and operate to wrap a roll ofcoin as follows: Two short shafts 84c and 85 are provided, which arelolated on opposite sides of the machine in suitable bearings and have acommon axis. On each of these shafts there is a swinging arm 86, which,together with the shaft 87, which carries the roller 81 and gear 82,constitutes a swinging frame for said roller, which permits the latterto be swung away from the roller 80, whereby the space between therollers may be widened to permit the roll of coin 25 to be droppedbetween them, the roller 81 being then swung up to a bearing against theroll of coin to effect the rotation of the latter between the tworollers, and thus wrap the paper around it, the arrows on the gearsshown on Fig. 1 showing the direction of rotation of the parts. Theroller 81, supported, as it is, in the swinging frame, which pivots onthe axis of the driving-gear 70, will continue its rotation however thisframe may be moved on said axis. This frame is raised and lowered bymeans of a pair of levers 88, (shown clearly in Figs. 7 and 8,)pivotally supported on the frame on the studs 90. (Shown in Fig. 5, aswell as in Figs; 7and 8.) WVhen the parts are in the position shown inFig. 7, the roll of coin is about to be dropped onto the strip of paper38, and beneath the paper is located a sort of a cradle 91, into whichthe roll of coin will fall. The paper passes over two rolls 92 and 93,located each side of said cradle, over which the loose forward end ofthe paper is drawn by the weight of the coin, and it having at theproper time been cut off in the manner described the cut-off end is thenrolled about the coin-roll. It will be observed that at this time theend of the lever 88 provided with the weight 94 is in an elevatedposition and the opposite end of the lever 88 has snapped under a latch95, the yokeframe carrying the roller 81 having thereby been swungdownward to widen the space between its periphery and that of the roller80. It will also be observed that there is pivoted to the lower end ofthe rigid arm 96 an elbowlever 97, which by a short arm 98 is connectedto the axis of the roller 81. The upstanding arm of this elbow-lever 97will when the roller 81 is swung up to bear on the roll of coin bethrown downwardly, as shownin Fig. 8, and fold over the outer end of thestrip of paper which is to be wrapped around the coin and pushing thisend of the paper so far over toward the strip on the other side thatwhen the rollers come to a bearing on the coin the roll of the latterwill be quickly enveloped in the strip of paper which has been cut offto receive it. the parts whereby from the position they occupy in Fig. 7their position is changed to that shown in Fig. 8 are efi ected asfollows: The cradle 91, which receives the roll of coin when the wings 9open, is supported in the position shown in Fig. 7 by means of aweighted lever 99, engaging the post 110, on which the cradle iscarried. The weight 111 is overbalanced by the weight of the coin on thecradle above, the weight being for the purpose of preventing a toosudden dropping of the coin when it strikes the cradle and after thecradle has been relieved of the weight of the coin to return it to itselevated position. (Shown in Fig. 7.) When the coin drops onto thecradle, the post 110 is carried downward and the weighted end of thelever 99 (the latter being suitably pivoted at 112) rises, and on theouter end thereof is carried a second post 113, which is forced upwardby the downward movement of the coin and trips the latch 95, whereby thelevers 88 are held in their elevated position, whereupon the weights 94,10-

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cated at the opposite end of said levers 88, will operate to swing theroller 81 toward the roller 80 at the time the roll of coin has reachedthe position shown in Fig. 8. While the roll of coin is being wrapped bythe rotation of the rollers 80 and 81, the cam 115 has started to make arevolution on the shaft 84, on which it is loosely hung, the function ofthis cam being to release the coin from the cradle 91, and thisoperation is effected as follows: On the shaft 84 a gear 114 is keyed,the cam 115 being located close to it and having a pawl 116, one end 118of which is weighted to overbalance the operative end thereof. By meansof a counterweight 115 the cam is normally held in the position shown inFig. 7. When the weighted end of the levers 88 descends, adownwardly-extending projection 117 on one of them will strike the topof the pawl 116 and cause it to interlock with the teeth of the gear114, whereupon the cam will begin its rotation, the cradle and its rollof coin meanwhile descending, and by the time the cam has nearlycompleted its revolution the wrapping of the coin will have beencompleted and a pin 121 will have struck the lower end of the jointedlevers122 (shown in Fig. 7 most clearly) and broken the alinementthereof, permitting the forward edge of the cradle to drop and the coin,now completely wrapped and sealed, to roll down the chute 124. (Shown inFigs. 1 and 2.) As soon as the pin 121 has passed on after tripping thecradle-supports the weighted end 118 of the pawl 116 will strike a pin119 in the upper end of the post or standard 120, which contact willunclutch the cam from the gear 114. Meanwhile the cradle having beenrelieved of the weight of its coin the weight 111 on the arm 99 willcarry the post 110 and cradle thereon upward, the spring126 havingserved meanwhile to reestablish the jointed levers 122 in their positionof alinement, and thus restore the cradle to the position it occupied inFig. 7 ready to receive another roll of coin. While this has been takingplace, the downward movement of the weighted end of the levers 88 hasreleased the gear 65, which rotates the paper-feeding rolls 127 and 128,permitting it to be moved into meshing position with the gear 68 to feedanother strip of paper horizontally across the rolls 92 and 93, thereturn movement of the levers 88 serving to throw the gear out of meshwith the gear 68 at the proper time. This is effected by a cam-block129, secured to the arms 88, which in its upward movement, as shown inFig. 4, will strike against a depending arm 130, located inside of theframe and connected to the shaft 131, on which the gear 65 rotates, thearm swinging on the shaft 63 as a center, a suitable spring 132 beingprovided to swing the arm toward the gear 68.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 5, 'it will be observed that the latches 95,(shown on Figs. 7

and 8,) which serve to hold the leverls.;88.in the elevated position,(shown in Fig. 7,) arelong bars swinging on a vertical pivot 133, theselatches being struck near their inner ends, whereby an easy movement isprovided for the release of the levers88. A spring 134 serves to returnthe latches to the position shown in Fig. 7 after their actuation. Itwill be observed that the short arm 135 on the upper end of the post113, which operates the latches 95, is pivoted to the posts insuchmanner that it will be rigid on the upward move: ment, but willswing on its axis on the downward movement of the post and slide overthe latch.

On the outer end of one of the levers 99 is a finger 136, which on itsupward movement will engage a ratchet-wheel 137, which is connected witha suitable registering mechanism whereby the rolls of coin may becounted.

It remains but to speak of the means for closing the ends of the rollsof coin. This is effected by making the strip of paper alittle widerthan the length of the roll of coin and crimping the edges of the paperover the ends of the roll, which is accomplished by means of the taperedprojections 139, located at intervals around the ends of the roller 81,this roller and itsopposite, 80, being provided with flanges on eitherend thereof, as shown in the various figuresof the drawings, whereby theroll of coin is retained in proper position on the rollers. Thesetapered projections 139 being widest at their bases taper outwardlytoward the periphery of the flanges on the rollers. These flanges areindicated by reference-numerals 140. only in Figs. 3 and 5 to the endthat there may be no confusion between the flange and the rolls, whichwould resultif reference-letters indicating both were applied to thoseviews in which the rollers ar shown in end elevation. I 1

There is shown in Figs. 14 and 15 a device whereby if two thin coinsshould enter any one of the tubes 4 leading from the. distributingdevice to the wrapping mechanism one of them will be rejected and-theother permitted to move on to the wrapping mechanism. This device may beplaced on the tubes 4 or not, as desired. When it is employed, thecoin-tube 4 is made, as shown in Fig. 15, with adownhanging branch 150,the coin-tube at the point where the branch 150 is jointed theretohaving a break thereinthat is to say, that part of the coin-tube whichis inclined toward the branch 150 is lower than the point at which thecontinuation of the tube 4 leaves said branch, the object being to haveeach coin drop into the branch 150 and then be elevated by areciprocally-moving slide 151 to such a point as will permit the coin toenter the continuation of'the tube 4. This is shown clearly in Fig. 15.The slide 151 moves vertically in contactwith the inner surface of onewall of the branch 150 and is operated by means of a .ber of coins ineach roll.

connecting-rod 152, eccentrically secured to the side of a gear 153,which rod extends to a block attached to the slide and projecting insuch a manner that its surface will projectthrough said openingslightly, said roll being rotated by means of the gear 155 in mesh withsaid gear 153.

When a single coin passes down the tube 4,

it will drop into the branch 150, and upon the next upward movement ofthe slide 151 it will be elevated, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 15,to permit it to run down the continuation of the tube 4, there beingspace enough between the periphery of the roll and the wall of the tubefor the coin to pass.

The end of the slide lying close under the roll will insure the arrestof any single coin which may drop into the branch tube, and it is onlyin the event of two thin coins or one coin of normal thickness andanother very thin coming through the tube close together that willnecessitate the rejection of one in order that there may be no error inthe num- Should two coins descend the tube :1 together, as described,and drop into the branch, the rotation of the roll 151 would force themboth downward until one of them would be arrested by striking on theedge of the slide and the other would be carried past the slide by theaction of the roll the direction of whose rotation is toward the bottomof the branch 150 and drop out of the latter, while the coin remainingon the end of the slide would be carried up to continue on its coursetoward the wrapping mechanism.

The gears 153 and 155 may be rotated in any suitable manner, as bya beltor cord 156, which may run over a pulley, as 157, for example. (Shown inFig. 2.)

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In an automatically-operating machine of the class described,mechanism to separate mixed articles according to their kind, and aplurality of conveying devices associated with said separatingmechanism; a separate wrapping mechanism associated with each of theconveying devices to inclose a predetermined number of articles receivedfrom said conveyers, in a separate wrapper.

2. In a machine of the class described the following instrumentalitiesin combination: mechanism to separate mixed coins or the like eachaccord-ing to its kind; conveying devices associated therewith todeposit the separated coin in separate places, each according to itskind; separate wrapping mechanisms for each kind of coin, one wrappingmechanism being associated with each of the conveying devices at saidplaces of deposit, to receive and inwrap the coins in suitable wrappersin predetermined numbers, together with connections between theseparating and wrapping mechanisms whereby they may be collectivelyoperated.

3. In a coin packaging and wrapping machine, means to feed coinsthereto, one at a time, a trough shaped coin receptacle; movable headstherein one yieldingly movable and the other reciprocatingly movabletoward it, and connections between the feeding means and the receptaclewhereby the actuation of the former will positively operate thereciprocatinglygnovable head in the coin-receptacle to make room for theentrance therein of a coin moving toward it. I

4. The combination with the feedingdevices of a coin-packaging machine,of a coin-receptacle consisting of two wings pivotally supported in theline of their upper borders, and

whose lower edges curve toward each other, said wings constituting aU-shaped trough; means operated by the feeding devices to open saidwings to release the coins deposited there in by the feeding devices.

5. In a machine of the character described, suitable feeding mechanism,a trough-shaped coin-receptacle adapted to open lengtl'iwise along thebottom edge thereof, and means to deposit coins therein in axialalinement; a cradle located below said receptacle to receive a roll ofcoin therefrom, and suitable devices to feed a strip of paper across theupper side of the cradle; a wrapping mechanism for the coins, comprisingtwo rollers between which the roll of coin is carried in said cradle,means to rotate the rollers to wrap the paper around the coin-roll, anda suitable mechanism to automatically move one of the rollers toward andfrom the other.

6. In a machine of the character described, a trough-shaped receptaclein which the coins are arranged in the form of a roll, a cradle locatedbeneath the receptacle, there being a piece of flexible wrappingmaterial extending transversely of said cradle, automatically-operatingmechanism to open the receptacle when a predetermined number of coinshas been deposited therein, to transfer the coin to said cradle upon thewrapping material; together with automatic devices to cut the wrappingmaterial to the proper length, and other automatic devices'to apply gumto one end of the wrapper.

7. In a machine of the character described, a coin-receptacle in whichthe coins are arranged in the form of a roll, a cradle located beneathsaid wrapper to receive the coins,there being a piece of flexiblewrapping material beneath said receptacle and extending across thecradle, means to release the coin from the receptacle, two wrappingrollers between which the roll of coin is carried on said cradle, andmeans operated by the descent of the latter to swing one of said rollerstoward the other to bring their peripheries to bear on the roll of coin.

8. In a coin-wrapping machine, means to arrange the coin inpredetermined numbers in the form of a roll, two wrapping-rollersrotatable in opposite directions, the free end of a flexible wrapperextending transversely of said rollers, means to deposit a roll of coinon its wrapper between said rollers, together with mechanism actuated bythe movement of the coin toward said rollers to release thecoinsupporting devices at the proper time, whereby the coin-roll maymove from between said -rollers.

9. In acoin-wrapping machine, means to arrange the coin in predeterminednumbers in the form of a roll, two wrapping-rollers rotatable inopposite directions, the free end of a flexible wrapper extendingtransversely of said rollers, means to deposit a roll of coin on itswrapper between said rollers, together with mechanism actuated by themovement of the coin toward the rollers, to fold one end of the wrapperpartially around the roll of coin, prior to the engagement of thecoin-roll between the wrapping-rollers.

10. In a coin-wrapping machine, means to arrange the coin inpredetermined numbers in the form of a roll, two wrapping-rollers rota'table in opposite directions and provided with flanged ends; the freeend of a flexible wrapper extending transversely of said roller, meansto deposit a roll of coin on its wrapper between said rollers, togetherwith devices operated by the movement of the coin toward said rollerswhereby one of the latter is moved toward the other; a support for thecoin-roll, a normally stationary memberpivotally supported near saidrollers, also actuated by the movement of the coin toward the rollers torotate on its axis, and at the proper time to withdraw the support fromthe coin-roll, whereby the latter may drop away from said rollers. i

11. In a coin-wrapping machine, wrappingrollers located near each otheron parallel axes, the ends of said rollers having flanges thereonprojecting beyond the surface of the roller, a suitable driving-shaftand connections extending to said rollers, to rotate the latterpositively in opposite directions; together with means to support one ofthe rollers relative to the other to swing it toward and from said otherroller during its rotation.

12. In acoin-wrapping machine, wrappingrollers located near each otheron parallel axes and having flanges on their ends extending beyond thesurface of the'rollers, means to rotate the rollers in oppositedirections, and means to swing one of them toward the other during itsrotation, together with a paperfeeding device actuated by the movementof the roller in one direction only.

13. The combination in a coin-wrapping machine, of a pair ofwrapping-rollers rotatable in opposite directions, one being fixed andthe other movable; a pair of weighted arms connected with said movableroller to move it as described and to hold it normally away from saidfixed roller; a vertically-movable coinsupport located between saidrollers, and means operated by the movement of said coinsupport in onedirection to release the vweighted arms, to permit said movable rollerto swing toward the other.

WILLIAM W. BROGA.

VV'tnesses:

WM. H. CHAPIN, K. I. CLnMoNs.

